Hungria Taxa de Desemprego

The unemployment rate in Hungary edged down to 4.3% in March-May 2025, from 4.4% in the same period last year. The number of unemployed individuals dropped by 5 thousand from a year earlier to 211.5 thousand. Of this total, 116.7 thousand were men and 94.8 thousand were women. The jobless rate for both genders were broadly unchanged compared to the corresponding period a year ago, standing at 4.5% for men and 4.1% for women. The average time spent looking for a job was 12.8 months, with 42.1% of all unemployed had been looking for a job for less than 3 months, while 33.2% had not found a job for at least a year. Meanwhile, the number of employed persons declined by 38 thousand to 4.673 million. Employment among men fell by 18.4 thousand to 2.478 million, while employment among women decreased by 19.6 thousand to 2.195 million.